Cottsia gracilis

(A. Gray) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis

Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 25: 163. 2007.

Illustrated
Basionym: Janusia gracilis A. Gray Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 37. 1852
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 363.

Leaf blades very narrowly lanceolate or elliptic, larger blades 12–40(–50) × (1.5–)3–7(–9) mm, length 4–10 times width, base cuneate or rounded, apex acute, obtuse, or occasionally rounded, margins very often bearing few to many cilia or toothlike projections distally, surfaces persistently sericeous or sometimes glabrescent. Pedicels 4–8 mm, 0.7–1.8 times as long as peduncles. Samaras 9–15(–17) mm, nut 1.5–2.5 × 3–4.5 mm. 2n = 40 (Mexico).


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting Mar–Oct(–Jan).
Habitat: Open rocky slopes and deserts.
Elevation: 300–1600(–2100) m.

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, Sonora, Zacatecas).

Discussion

Cottsia gracilis is widespread in Arizona, absent only from the northeastern part of the state, but otherwise in the flora area is restricted to southern New Mexico and trans-Pecos Texas.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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William R. Anderson† +
(A. Gray) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis +
Janusia gracilis +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Baja California +, Baja California Sur +, Chihuahua +, Durango +, Nuevo León +, Sonora +  and Zacatecas). +
300–1600(–2100) m. +
Open rocky slopes and deserts. +
Flowering and fruiting Mar–Oct(–Jan). +
Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. +
Illustrated +
Cottsia gracilis +
species +